the States of
Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia;
and

(B)

the District of
Columbia.

(2)

Chesapeake Bay
watershed

The term Chesapeake Bay watershed means
all tributaries, backwaters, and side channels, including their watersheds,
draining into the Chesapeake Bay in a Chesapeake Bay State.

(3)

Owner

The
term owner means an owner of nonindustrial private forest
land.

(4)

Technical service provider

The term technical service
provider means a third-party provider who is eligible to be approved
pursuant to section
1242(e).

;

(2)

by inserting
and owners after producers each place it appears
in subsections (b), (c), (d)(1)(A), (d)(2), and (e)(1);

(3)

in subsection (b),
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and nonindustrial
private forest lands after agricultural lands;

(4)

in subsection (c),
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary
and inserting Except as provided in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), the
Secretary;

(5)

in subsection
(d)(1)—

(A)

in subparagraph (B), by striking
section to cover the costs of the program involved with each
agreement. and inserting section—; and

(B)

by adding at the
end the following:

(i)

to cover the costs of the program involved
with each agreement; or

(ii)

to provide
technical assistance directly or through technical service
providers.

;

(6)

by redesignating
subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (f) through (i),
respectively;

(7)

by inserting after
subsection (d) the following:

(e)

Technical
assistance

(1)

Technical
assistance to Chesapeake Bay States

(A)

State water
quality goals

The Secretary may provide technical assistance to a
Chesapeake Bay State to assist in developing the water quality goals of the
State to result in reductions in losses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment
from agricultural or nonindustrial private forest land in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

(B)

Targeted
assistance to Chesapeake Bay States

(i)

In
general

The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a
Chesapeake Bay State (including any political subdivision or agency of the
Chesapeake Bay State) to provide financial and technical assistance to the
Chesapeake Bay State.

(ii)

Purpose of
assistance

Assistance provided by the Secretary under this
subparagraph shall be used by the Chesapeake Bay State to provide, through a
technical service provider, the technical assistance needed by an agricultural
producer or owner in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to promote water quality
goals of the Chesapeake Bay State.

(2)

Technical
assistance to agricultural producers and owners of certain nonindustrial
private forest land

(A)

In
general

The Secretary may provide technical assistance to
producers and owners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed directly or
through—

(i)

a technical
service provider;

(ii)

an agricultural or silvicultural producer
association;

(iii)

a State or unit of local government;

(iv)

an Indian tribe;

(v)

a farmer cooperative;

(vi)

an institution of higher education;
or

(vii)

an organization with an established history
of working with producers on agricultural land, as determined by the Secretary,
to address—